INDEX OF ARTICLES AND CASES.
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1. In the following rules every steam
ship which is under sail and not
under steam is to be considered a
sailing ship; and every steam ship
which is under steam, whether
under sail or not, is to be considered
a ship under steam.
2. The lights mentioned in the follow- The Emperor v. The Zephyr .
ing Articles, numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, The Pyrus v. The Smales.
7, 8, and 9, and no others, shall be The Sea Nymph of Chester
carried in all weathers from sunset
3. Seagoing steam ships when under
(a.) At the foremasthead, a bright The Louisa v. The City of Paris
white light so fixed as to show The New Ed v. The Gustav
an uniform and unbroken light
over an arc of the horizon of
twenty points of the compass, so
fixed as to throw the light ten points
on each side of the ship, viz., from
right ahead to two points abaft the
beam on either side; and of such a
character as to be visible on a dark
night, with a clear atmosphere, at
a distance of at least five miles :
(b.) On the starboard side, a green
light so constructed as to show an
uniform and unbroken light over
an arc of the horizon of ten points
of the compass; so fixed as to throw
the light from right ahead to two
points abaft the beam on the star-
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board side; and of such a character
as to be visible on a dark night,
with a clear atmosphere, at a dis-
tance of at least two miles :
(c.) On the port side, a red light,|
so constructed as to show an uniform
and unbroken light over an arc of
the horizon of ten points of the
compass; so fixed as to throw the
light from right ahead to two points
abaft the beam on the port side;
and of such a character as to be
visible on a dark night, with a
clear atmosphere, at a distance of
at least two miles :
(d.) The said green and red
side lights shall be fitted with in-
board screens, projecting at least
three feet forward from the light, so
as to prevent these lights from being
seen across the bow.
4. Steam ships, when towing other The Emperor v. The Zephyr.
ships, shall carry two bright white The Louisa v. The City of Paris.
masthead lights vertically, in addi-
toin to their side lights, so as to
distinguish them from other steam
ships. Each of these masthead
lights shall be of the same con-
struction and character as the mast-
head lights which other steam ships|
are required to carry.
5. Sailing ships under way, or being The New Ed. v. The Gustav .
towed, shall carry the same lights The Sea Nymph of Chester
as steam ships under way, with the The Emperor v. The Lady of the Lake 37
exception of the white masthead The Pyrus v. The Smales
lights, which they shall never carry.
6. Whenever, as in the case of small The Margaret v. The Tuscar.
vessels, during bad weather, the
green and red lights cannot be
fixed, these lights shall be kept on
deck, on their respective sides of
the vessel, ready for instant exhibi-
tion; and shall, on the approach of
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or to other vessels, be exhibited on
their respective sides in sufficient
time to prevent collision, in such
manner as to make them most
visible, and so that the green light|
shall not be seen on the port side,
nor the red light on the starboard
side.
To make the use of these portable
lights more certain and easy, the
lanterns containing them shall each
be painted outside with the colour
of the light they respectively con-
tain, and shall be provided with
suitable screens.
7. Ships, whether steam ships or sail- The Flora Macdonald v. The Pales-
ing ships, when at anchor in road- tine.
steads or fairways, shall exhibit, The Louisa v. The City of Paris
where it can best be seen, but at a
height not exceeding twenty feet
above the hull, a white light, in a
globular lantern of eight inches in
diameter, and so constructed as to
show a clear uniform and unbroken
light visible all round the horizon,
and at a distance of at least one mile.
9. Open fishing boats and other open The Robert and Ann v. The Lloyd
boats shall not be required to carry The Palymra v. The Charles
the side lights required for other
vessels; but shall, if they do not
carry. such lights, carry a lantern
having a green slide on the one side
and a red slide on the other side;
and on the approach of or to other
vessels, such lantern shall be exhi-
bited in sufficient time to prevent
collision, so that the green light|
shall not be seen on the port side,
nor the red light on the starboard
side.
Fishing vessels and open boats
when at anchor, or attached to their
nets and stationary, shall exhibit a
bright white light.
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Fishing vessels and open boats
shall, however, not be prevented
from using a flare-up in addition, if
considered expedient.
10. Whenever there is fog, whether by The Hannah Park v. The Lena
day or night, the fog signals de- The Robert and Ann v. The Lloyds 55
scribed below shall be carried and
used, and shall be sounded at least
every five minutes; viz. :-
(a.) Steam ships under way shall
use a steam whistle placed before
the funnel, not less than eight feet
from the deck:
(b.) Sailing ships under way shall
use a fog horn:
(c.) Steam ships and sailing ships
when not under way shall use a bell.
11. If two sailing ships are meeting The Mary Ann v. The Delaware
end on, or nearly end on, so as to The Kezia v. The Eliza
involve risk of collision, the helms The Kezia v. The Victoria
of both shall be put to port, so that The St. Cyran v. The Henry
each may pass on the port side of The Princessan Lovisa v. The Arte-
the other.
12. When two sailing ships are crossing The Witham v. The John and Eliza 92
so as to involve risk of collision, The George Dean v. The Constitu-
then, if they have the wind on dif- tion
ferent sides, the ship with the wind The Eliza v. The Orinoco
on the port side shall keep out of The Sea Serpent v. The Presto .
the way of the ship with the wind The Austrian ship Maria
on the starboard side; except in The James Dunn v. The Tyrian.
the case in which the ship with the The Gala v. The Zenobia
wind on the port side is close hauled The Allan v. The Flora
and the other ship free, in which The Benedetto v. The Calypso
case the latter ship shall keep out of The Hawk v. The Mary Ann
the way but if they have the wind The Water Nymph v. The Carlisle.
on the same side, or if one of them The Singapore v. The Hebe
has the wind aft, the ship which is
to windward shall keep out of the
way of the ship which is to leeward.
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